1999 in sports
| Years in sports: | 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 |
Athletics (track and field)
- Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. He recorded a time of 3:43.13, barely edging out Noah Ngeny of Kenya who recorded 3:43.40.
- Michael Johnson (athlete) sets the new World Record in the 400 M. at 43.18.
Auto racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indy Racing League -
- Indianapolis 500 - Kenny Bräck
- CART Racing - Juan Pablo Montoya won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Mika Häkkinen of Finland
- 24 hours of Le Mans: won by the team of Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas / Joachim Winkelhock driving a BMW V-12 LMR
- World Rally Championship - Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmäki of Finland
- Drag racing - Tony Schumacher won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
- Formula Nippon - Tom Coronel of The Netherlands.
Baseball
- May 10: The Boston Red Sox pound the Seattle Mariners, 12-4, as shortstop Nomar Garciaparra leads the way with three home runs, including two grand slams. Garciaparra drives home 10 of Boston's runs as he clouts a bases loaded homer in the 1st, a 2-run shot in the 3rd, and another grand slam in the 8th. Nomar is the first Bosox since Jim Tabor, in 1939, to slam two slams in a game, and just the 9th in MLB history. Robin Ventura last did it, in 1995.
- World Series: New York Yankees won 4 games to 0 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP: Mariano Rivera, New York
See also
Basketball
- NBA Finals: - The San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the franchises' first championship. The Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Connecticut wins 77-74 over Duke
- WNBA Finals: - The Houston Comets defeat the New York Liberty, 2 games to 1, to win their third title in a row.
- National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
- Adelaide 36ers defeated the Victoria Titans 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.
Boxing
- July 31 to August 8 – Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada.
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Maikro Romero (Cuba)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Gerald Tucker (United States)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Yudel Jhonson (Cuba)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
- Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Victor Hugo Castro (Argentina)
- Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
- Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Jorge Gutierrez (Cuba)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Yohanson Martínez (Cuba)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Humberto Savigne (Cuba)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier Solis (Cuba)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba)
- August 20 to 27 – World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Houston, Texas in the United States
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Brian Viloria (United States)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Crinu Olteanu (Romania)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Ricardo Juarez (United States)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
- Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kg): Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev (Uzbekistan)
- Welterweight (– 67 kg): Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba)
- Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Marian Simion (Romania)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzbekistan)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Michael Simms (United States)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Michael Bennett (United States)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey)
- September 18 – The Fight of the Millennium:
- Félix Trinidad defeats Oscar de la Hoya by split 12 round decision to unify the IBF and WBC's world Welterweight championships.
Cricket
Cricket World Cup - Final: Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets
Curling
- World Curling Championships:
- Men: Scotland won 6-5 over Canada
- Women: Sweden won 8-5 over the United States
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Ivan Gotti of Italy
- Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Óscar Freire of Spain
Dogsled racing
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley with lead dogs: Stormy, Cola & Elmer
Field hockey
World competitions
- Men's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
- Gold: Australia
- Silver: South Korea
- Bronze: The Netherlands
- Women's Champions Trophy in Brisbane, Australia
- Gold: Australia
- Silver: The Netherlands
- Bronze: Germany
Regional competitions
- Men's Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold Medal: South Korea
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: India
- Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
- Gold: Canada
- Silver: Argentina
- Bronze: Cuba
- Women's Asia Cup in New Delhi, India
- Gold Medal: South Korea
- Silver Medal: India
- Bronze Medal: China
- Women's European Nations Cup in Cologne, Germany
- Gold: The Netherlands
- Silver: Germany
- Bronze: England
- Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Winnipeg, Canada
- Gold: Argentina
- Silver: United States
- Bronze: Canada
Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
- Pairs' champions: Yelena Berezhnaya & Anton Sikharulidze, Russia
- Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia
- European Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Ladies' champion: Maria Butyrskaya, Russia
- Pairs' champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov, Russia
- Ice dancing champions: Anjelika Krylova & Oleg Ovsyannikov, Russia
Football (American)
- Sugar Bowl: The Florida State Seminoles won 49-29 over the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.
- Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos won 34-19 over the Atlanta Falcons
Football (Australian rules football)
- Australian Football League
- The Kangaroos win the 103rd AFL premiership (Kangaroos 19.10 (124) d Carlton 12.17 (89))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 32-21 over the Calgary Stampeders
- Vanier Cup: Laval Rouge et Or win 14-10 over the Saint Mary's Huskies
Football (Soccer)
- Champions League - Manchester United FC beat FC Bayern München 2 - 1
- UEFA Cup - Parma F.C. beat Olympique Marseille 3-0
For fuller coverage, see: 1999 in football (soccer)
Gaelic Athletic Association
- Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Meath 1-11 d. Cork 1-8
- National Football League: Cork 0-12 d. Dublin 1-7
Golf
- Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- April - The Masters - José María Olazábal
- June - US Open - Payne Stewart
- July - British Open - Paul Lawrie
- August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
- PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $6,616,585
- Senior PGA TOUR leading money winner: Bruce Fleisher - $2,515,705
- Ryder Cup: United States won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over Europe in world team golf.
- Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
- LPGA Championship - Juli Inkster
- Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,591,959
Thoroughbred horse racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rogan Josh
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Woodcarver
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Montjeu
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Montjeu
- English Triple Crown races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Island Sands
- Epsom Derby - Oath
- St. Leger Stakes - Mutafaweq
- Breeders' Cup:
- Breeders' Cup Classic - Cat Thief
- Breeders' Cup Distaff - Beautiful Pleasure
- Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Soaring Softly
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Anees
- Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Cash Run
- Breeders' Cup Mile - Silic
- Breeders' Cup Sprint - Artax
- Breeders' Cup Turf - Daylami
Harness racing
- North America Cup - The Panderosa
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Blissful Hall
- Little Brown Jug - Blissful Hall
- Messenger Stakes - Blissful Hall
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Self Possessed
- Yonkers Trot - CR Renegade
- Kentucky Futurity - Self Possessed
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Sir Vancelot
- Trotters: Special Force
Ice hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player:
- Stanley Cup: Dallas Stars defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2, Conn Smythe Trophy: Joe Nieuwendyk
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion:Czech Republic defeated Finland
- Junior Men's champion: Russia defeated Canada
- Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Maine Black Bears defeat University of New Hampshire Wildcats 3-2 in overtime
Lacrosse
- Major League Lacrosse (MLL) is founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson.
- The Toronto Rock beat the Rochester Knighthawks 13-10 to win the National Lacrosse League Championship.
- The Victoria Shamrocks win the Mann Cup.
- The Edmonton Miners win the Founders Cup.
- The Whitby Warriors win the Minto Cup.
Radiosport
- First IARU Region II Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Portland, Oregon, USA. This is the first IARU sanctioned international ARDF competition in the Americas.
- Third High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Pordenone, Italy.
Rugby Union
- Bledisloe Cup: Australia retains the cup drawing the two match series with New Zealand 1-1
- Rugby World Cup: Australia 35 defeats France 12
- Five Nations - Scotland
- Tri Nations - New Zealand
Skiing
- Alpine skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway
- The women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Mark Williams 18-11
- World rankings: John Higgins remains world number one for 1999/00
Swimming
- Fourth World Short Course Championships, held in Hong Kong, China (April 1 – 4)
- Australia wins the most medals (27), and the most gold medals (9)
- 24th European LC Championships, held in Istanbul, Turkey (July 26 – August 1)
- Germany wins the most medals (23), and the most gold medals (11)
- Eighth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Sydney, Australia (August 22 – 29)
- Third European SC Championships, held in Lisboa, Portugal (December 9 – 12)
- Germany wins the most medals (26), Sweden the most gold medals (9)
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: Australia won 3-2 over France in world tennis.
- Kim Clijsters makes her WTA Tour debut.
General sporting events
- 13th Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada
- Seventh All-Africa Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Winter Asian Games held in Gangwon, South Korea
- Ninth Pan Arab Games held in Amman, Jordan
- 20th Summer Universiade held on Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- 19th Winter Universiade held in Poprad, Slovakia
Deaths
- February 27 — Ken Robinson (29), Major League pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks), died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident
- March 8 — Joe DiMaggio (84), Major League Baseball player
- March 25 — Carl Ripken, Sr. (63), father of baseball player and manager Carl Ripken, Jr.
- April 4 — Early Wynn (79), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
- April 25 — Lord Killanin (84), former head of the International Olympic Committee
- May 3 — Steve Chiasson (32), Ice hockey player, died in a car crash in Raleigh, North Carolina
- May 7 — Leon Hess (85), Owner of the New York Jets football team
- May 13 — Gene Sarazen (97), golfer
- May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954)
- May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)
- May 23 — Owen Hart (34), Professional wrestler
- June 6 — Eddie Stanky (83), Baseball player and manager
- June 14 — Bernie Faloney (CFL football player
- July 2 — Ricky Birdsong (43), basketball coach at Northwestern University
- July 23 — Demitrius Dubose (28), American football player (New York Jets))
- July 23 — Dmitri Tertyshny (22), ice hockey player
- August 14 — Pee Wee Reese (81), Baseball Hall-of-Famer
- August 17 — Reiner Klimke (63), German equestrian (b. 1936)
- August 19 — Kim Perrot (32), women's basketball player
- September 9 — Catfish Hunter (53), American baseball pitcher
- September 12 – Allen Stack (71), American backstroke swimmer (b. 1928)
- October 12 — Carlos Barreto (23), Venezuelan boxer (b. 1976)
- October 12 — Wilt Chamberlain (62), basketball player
- October 25 — Payne Stewart (42), U.S. golfing champion
- October 31 — Greg Moore (24), CART racing driver
- November 1 — Walter Payton (45), American football player
- November 8 — Leon Štukelj (100), Slovene gymnast
- November 15 — Harry Llewellyn (88), British equestrian (b. 1911)
- December 11 — Big Ben (23), world champion show-jumping horse
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